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Agnete Laustsen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Folketing for the Søndre Storkreds constituency | |
| In office 23 October 1979 – 10 March 1998 | |
| Minister of Housing | |
| In office 3 June 1988 – 18 December 1990 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Prime Minister | Poul Schlüter |
| Preceded by | Flemming Kofod-Svendsen |
| Succeeded by | Svend Erik Hovmand |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 10 September 1987 – 3 June 1988 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Prime Minister | Poul Schlüter |
| Preceded by | Johannes Kjærbøl (as Minister of Development and Health Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Elsebeth Kock-Petersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1935 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 23 October 2018 (aged 83) Denmark |
| Political party | The Conservative People's Party |
| Spouse |
Svend Ole Tjellesen
(m. 1996; died 2004) |
Agnete Laustsen (25 September 1935 – 23 October 2018) was a Danish Conservative People's Party politician. She served as a member of the Folketing representing the Søndre Storkreds constituency from October 1979 to March 1998. Laustsen was appointed the first Danish Minister of Health by Prime Minister Poul Schlüter, a post she held between September 1987 and June 1988, and was subsequently appointed as the first woman to hold the position of Minister of Housing between June 1988 and December 1990. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1989.